• Effect of farmland type and vegetation height on habitat use and breeding success of northern lapwings in south-east Norway 

  Sakseide, Ida Marie Munthe (Master thesis, 2020)

  Habitat use is a key element to understanding how endangered species should be protected from further decline. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a red-listed farmland species threatened by multiple factors such ...

• Characterizing and reversing the salmonid depression-like state profile 

  Shapouri, Sheyda (Master thesis, 2020)

  Depressive or anxious symptoms are typically connected to chronic and unpredictable high-stress situations or otherwise adverse experiences. In aquaculture, hierarchical disputes and confrontations between individuals in ...

• Wildlife use of private gardens in south-eastern Norway 

  Leikanger, Gina Sande (Master thesis, 2020)

  Urbanisation typically results in a reduction in biodiversity. Studies of urban wildlife have shown that the increase in extinction risk tends to be higher with increasing urban areas. Yet, in urban environments, private ...

• Trace metal speciation and uptake in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in coastal water 

  Nymo, Malene Therese (Master thesis, 2020)

  Estuarine environments have a high risk of metal pollution due to the influx from rivers. Freshwater from rivers mixed with seawater in coastal areas gives varied and complex water chemistry. In the estuarine environment ...

• Owls in boxes : what prey do Ural owls (Strix uralensis) bring to their nestlings, when do they bring prey, and how are they handled 

  Heimset, Ruben (Master thesis, 2020)

  Earlier studies have investigated the feeding of owl nestlings through examining remains of animals in nests. In some species, like the Ural owls (Strix uralensis), this may give lacking information since they are known ...

• Mikrobiell metabolisme, hvilken betydning har den for vitring? 

  Hiis, Elisabeth Gautefall (Master thesis, 2017)

  Klimaendringer fører til endringer i temperatur- og nedbørsmønstre over hele jordkloden og er en av vår tid største utfordringer. Drivhusgasser som karbondioksid (CO2), metan, vanndamp, dinitrogenoksid (lystgass, N2O) og ...

• Stående og induserbart terpenforsvar hos natur- og kulturforyngelse av gran (Picea abies) 

  Strålberg, Solveig (Master thesis, 2020)

  Terpener finnes i både det stående- og det induserbare forsvaret, og er som i likhet med hos mange andre bartrær en vesentlig del av det kjemiske forsvaret til gran (Picea abies). Terpener kan fungere som et avskrekkende ...

• Akkumulering av metaller i en innsjø eksponert for avrenning fra høytrafikkert veg, landbruk, kommunalt avløpsnett og tette flater : vertikal fordeling av metaller i en sedimentsøyle fra Østensjøvannet, Ås kommune 

  Olsen, Kaja Baukhol (Master thesis, 2020)

  Avrenning fra vegnettet kan være en viktig kilde til diffus forurensning, og kan inneholde flere metaller fra ulike vegtrafikkrelaterte kilder. Metaller er av spesiell interesse i tilknytning til vegavrenning grunnet deres ...

• Landbruksbaserte reiselivsopplevelser : en case-studie om fremtidige landbruksbaserte opplevelser hos Søstrene Storaas Hotell i Kongsberg 

  Morterud, Mathias (Master thesis, 2020)

  Denne oppgaven ser på opplevelser i landbruksbasert reiseliv med utgangspunkt i et fremtidig reiselivsprodukt hos Søstrene Storaas Hotell. Oppgaven fokuserer på turistopplevelsen og tar utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: ...

• Establishing a biodiverse meadow roof in Oslo, Norway : an evaluation of the effect of soil type and soil depth on sown native and local species and spontaneously colonizing species 

  Berge, Turid Neby (Master thesis, 2020)

  The loss of biodiversity is happening faster now than ever in human history, being mainly driven by changes in land use. Concurrently, cities are expanding and are expected to reach over 1.2 million km2 within 2030. The ...

• Effects of long-term experimental warming on fitness, morphology and species interactions of Silene acaulis 

  Rozite-Arina, Ieva (Master thesis, 2020)

  The global annual average surface temperature has increased significantly during the past century and is predicted to continue rising. Studies have shown that alpine ecosystems can be particularly sensitive to climate ...

• Migration pattern and fjord use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt from two watercourses in the Nordfjord system : effects from environmental drivers 

  Fiske, Aksel Nes (Master thesis, 2020)

  As a part of its complex life cycle, wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts must migrate from its natal river into marine residency for feeding and maturing, for then to return as adult salmon after 1-4 years. This ...

• How Northern pike’s (Esox lucius) traits, environmental factors, and angler characteristics infuence angling vulnerability explored though an angling experiment in Aremarksjøen 

  Røste, Aksel Skåland (Master thesis, 2020)

  Pike angling is a popular activity across large areas of the world. This activity has attained substantial research attention recently demonstrating potential impact on population size and composition, including both ...

• Fine-scale assessment of responses to roads by red foxes 

  Kuskemoen, Emma (Master thesis, 2020)

  Anthropogenic alterations are prevalent in most landscapes today, and roads have a distinct impact on the ecosystems they intersect and on the wildlife populations inhabiting them. Understanding and quantifying wildlife ...

• En undersøkelse av LiDAR sin egnethet for å kartlegge bakkevegetasjon 

  Øie, Ida (Master thesis, 2020)

  LiDAR er i dag benyttet til mange formål, men er mest benyttet i skoginventering og terrengmodellering. Det sier altså noe om hva som befinner seg i det øverste vegetasjonssjiktet – skogen, og det som befinner seg helt ...

• What’s rocking in Bognelv? : a case study in hydromorphological conditions before, during and after restoration of a channelized river by studying tracer rocks and aerial photos 

  Johansen, Maja Konstanse Bernhoff (Master thesis, 2020)

  From 1930-1990 the river Bognelv in Troms-Finnmark County was strongly affected by technical intervention related to flood security which led to interruption of bed material transfer, and dramatical declination of salmonid ...

• Biomass and carbon loss from selective logging and associated collateral damage in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil 

  Aannestad, Malin Sahlin (Master thesis, 2020)

  Tropical forests are pivotal in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. Even though the value of tropical forests has been shown multiple times, they are still experiencing multiple pressures, threatening ...

• Effects of boreal forest fertilization on carbon storage and ectomycorrhizal fungi 

  Hauken, Karsten Nordal (Master thesis, 2020)

  Boreal forests represent a large fraction of the global carbon (C) stock. Increasing attention is given to utilizing these forests in the battle against climate changed driven by increased atmospheric CO2. Part of this ...

• Short-term effects of Salix plantings and seeding of Festuca ovina on vegetation recovery in a disturbed alpine heathland in the Dovre Mountains, Norway 

  Vloon, Catharina Caspara (Master thesis, 2020)

  Alpine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances and have a slow natural recovery rate. Open questions remain as to which forms of active restoration measures could accelerate alpine ecosystem ...

• Mobilisering av tungmetaller i rensedammer med høy tilførsel av veisaltavrenning : studert i Fossbekken rensedam langs E18 

  Enhuus, Emma Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2020)

  In Norway large quantities of road salt are used during the winter to maintain safety and best possible road standard. It is mostly sodium chloride (NaCl) that is distributed on the Norwegian roads. From the NaCl, Cl- can ...

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